Hair Transplantation

Hair transplantation involves a surgical procedure in which the skin having active hair follicles transplanted from one part of the body to the balder area, where the growth of hair desired. Here, the transplanted organ is the skin that contains hair follicles. Generally, the technique is applied to treat male baldness. It has brought about a revolution in hair growing science. Not only, does it work on bald heads but it has also been adopted to restore eye lashes, brows and beard hair. It also helps people regain their original look that had been disturbed due to some accidental incident. The process is also known as hair harvesting.

The modern hair transplantation technique involves transplantation of hair mimicking natural ones. The latest technique is termed as Follicular Unit Transplantation. Hair harvesting is done in two ways, strip hair harvesting and follicular unit extraction (FUE) hair harvesting. Strip harvesting is achieved by the removal of a scalp strip and then implantation of the same scalp tissue cut into small pieces of scalp tissues. These pieces of tissues are called as grafts. All this is done under general anesthesia. In FUE harvesting method single hair follicles are reinserted separately. This is done under local anesthesia.

The hair transplantation treatment was quite expensive when it was newly started. But now that it has become very common, it is less expensive. The extent of its popularity is too much. More and more people suffering from ‘dire’ consequences of hair loss are visiting hair treatment labs, seeking quick hair growth. The patience level of people has really come down as everybody wants to get good looks in no time. But before seeking such a treatment, one should understand that this would require thorough care even after the procedure is over. The post-operation care is very important for long-lasting results. One should also note that they may also have to face side effects of the treatment. Some of the common side effects are thinning of hair, hair loss visibility as bald patches and swelling in the treated areas. Some of these side effects can be treated though medications.